A Sharpstown homeowner killed a man who was running toward him after a woman crashed a car into his house early Sunday.

Shortly after 1 a.m., the homeowner heard a car crash into his house in the 7300 block of Gessner. He grabbed his gun and ran outside to see what happened, said Houston Police Department spokesman Jodi Silva.

He found a woman with minor injuries in the car, Silva said. He called 9-1-1.

The woman had been at a nearby party with her husband where they got into a fight. The woman took the car and left, crashing into a home. Silva said it was unclear if the woman's injuries were from the fight or the car crash and if alcohol was a factor.

As the homeowner was helping the woman, he was startled by a man running down the street toward him "with something shiny in his hand," Silva said.

"He orders him to stop," Silva said. "Not knowing that he was the husband and fearing for his life and the life of the woman, and because the man failed to stop, he shot the husband."

The man was transported to Southwest Memorial Hermann, where he died.

The case is expected to go to a grand jury, which will decide if charges should be filed against the homeowner.